Mays Charged with Murdering Raleigh Police...

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RALEIGH — As the family, friends and colleagues of
slain Raleigh police officer Paul A. Hale prepared for and attended his
funeral, the man suspected in Hale's death and that of another man
was charged in the slaying. Kawame Lloyd Mays, 19, was formally
arrested Sunday on two counts of first-degree murder, accused of killing
Hale and Michael J. Walker, a 33-year-old North Raleigh man.

Mays has been in custody since Friday but had been in a local hospital
where he was treated for a shoulder wound sustained in a shootout with
police. He appeared in a Wake County court Monday afternoon. His next
appearance is set for Monday August 4.

Hale was shot in the head with a 9 mm handgun in front of Ligon Middle
School Friday afternoon. He and his partner had been among officers
looking for Mays, who was wanted in the shooting death of Walker. The
earlier murder occurred on Quarry Street early Friday. Walker was also
shot in the head.

Hale is survived by his wife and two young daughters. The funeral is
scheduled for Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Raphael's Catholic church in
North Raleigh.

Hale was a Raleigh police officer for seven years, and was
promoted to detective just four days before his death.

Mays' hometown is unknown. Warrants exist for him in Albany, New York.
He is charged with stealing his mother's car in New York. He gave her home
as Queens, New York, and also St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

Mays is being held without bond in Raleigh's Central Prison. Usually,
suspects are kept in the city jail while they await trial or until they
can post bond. Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby has not
announced if he will seek the death penalty.
Two funds have been set up in the wake of Hale's death.